The Apple Vision Pro Lives Deep in the Uncanny Valley

[ad_1] Apple’s first ever mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, arrives tomorrow. Apple has a knack for revitalizing and legitimizing a product category—something that the face computer market really needs right now.... Read more »

Inside the Beef Industry’s Campaign to Influence Schoolchildren

[ad_1] Science teachers in many states are currently updating their lessons to incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—a set of teaching guidelines that encourage educators to place more emphasis on how... Read more »

Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way—Especially From YouTube

[ad_1] This weekend, dozens of artists are set to descend on Los Angeles for the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Trevor Noah will tell jokes, musicians will get trophies—and somewhere on the internet,... Read more »

Why recycling alone can’t power climate tech

[ad_1] For my most recent story, I was researching the materials used for the magnets that power EVs and wind turbines. (Read the result here!) And once again, I was struck by... Read more »

‘Over Time the Trust Will Come’: An Exclusive Interview With TikTok’s CEO

[ad_1] TikTok has irreversibly bent our culture’s trajectory, but that doesn’t guarantee it’ll be around to reap the benefits. (India banned the app long ago, and it’s under growing scrutiny in a... Read more »

Hate Speech Proliferates on YouTube in India, Research Finds

[ad_1] “Our hate speech policies make clear that we prohibit content promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes like gender identity and expression,” Javier Hernandez, YouTube spokesperson, told... Read more »

This robot can tidy a room without any help

[ad_1] To develop the system, researchers from New York University and Meta tested Stretch, a commercially available robot made by Hello Robot that consists of a wheeled unit, a tall pole, and... Read more »

YouTube, Discord, and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

[ad_1] A California teenager prosecutors say is responsible for hundreds of swatting attacks around the United States was exposed after law enforcement pieced together a digital trail left on some of the... Read more »

Linda Yaccarino Says X Needs More Moderators After All

[ad_1] When Elon Musk took over Twitter, since rebranded as X, his favorite letter of the alphabet, he went on a firing spree. Chief among those ejected were people working on trust... Read more »

‘Palworld’ Pokémon Modder Tests the Limits of Nintendo’s Legal Reach

[ad_1] It’s a beautiful day in ToastedShoes’ version of Palworld, where the YouTuber is currently hunting creatures on “Legal Island.” He creeps through the grass and makes a delighted discovery: “Look at... Read more »